Dec 24 2009
Research features from Mayo Clinic
Here are highlights from the winter issue of Discovery's Edge, Mayo Clinic's research magazine.
Deep Brain Stimulation -- It Boggles the Mind
How a Mayo research team of physicians, scientists and engineers are extending treatments for neurological conditions.
http://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons/
Osteoporosis in Men
Brittle bones, breaks and complications -- they happen to men as well and in some cases, with more severe results.
http://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/osteoporosis-men-cancer/
Combat Injuries -- Regenerating the Nerves
From the battlefield to the laboratory, Mayo researchers are spearheading nerve regeneration research to help combat veterans.
http://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/regenerative-medicine-military/
Multiple Myeloma and the Genome
A collaborative and team approach aimed at one of the worst types of cancer.
http://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/multiple-myeloma-genomics/
The Spotlight tells of Mayo researchers' role in the fight against tuberculosis in the 1940s.
SOURCE Mayo Clinic
Source:
http://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/de09-4-first-tuberculosis-drug-spotlight.cfm